H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

Emilio Sanchez vs Thierry Champion H2H: 4-1

Emilio Sanchez holds a 4–1 lead over Thierry Champion in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Emilio Sanchez leads 2–1 on hard courts and 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Emilio Sanchez won the 1992 Palermo round of 16 5-7 7-6(5) 6-4.

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Emilio Sanchez
ESP Age 61 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
4 – 1
5 main draw meetings
Thierry Champion
FRA Age 60 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Emilio Sanchez #25 5-7 7-6(5) 6-4 Thierry Champion #85 Match data Oct 2, 1992* R16 Palermo ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Emilio Sanchez #10 7-6(4) 6-4 Thierry Champion #47 Match data Mar 5, 1992* R32 Indian Wells Open Masters 1000 Hard
Emilio Sanchez #10 6-2 6-0 Thierry Champion #48 Match data Feb 28, 1992* R16 Scottsdale ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Emilio Sanchez #15 6-4 6-2 Thierry Champion #195 Match data Jul 18, 1987* QF Bordeaux ATP 250 Clay
Thierry Champion #90 1-6 6-1 5-7 6-1 7-5 Emilio Sanchez #18 Match data Aug 28, 1986* R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Emilio Sanchez #1,301 #7 1,634 2,037 406 274 59.7% 0 1 0 1 13 15
Thierry Champion #790 #44 744 1,757 102 162 38.6% 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Emilio Sanchez Thierry Champion
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1984 0–1 0.0% #463 1,488 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1985 3–3 50.0% #190 1,516 0 0
19 1984 9–12 42.9% #111 1,546 0 0 1986 4–11 26.7% #128 1,524 0 0
20 1985 16–14 53.3% #64 1,669 0 0 1987 6–11 35.3% #105 1,566 0 0
21 1986 52–23 69.3% #16 1,840 0 3 1988 11–14 44.0% #125 1,627 0 0
22 1987 56–23 70.9% #17 1,870 0 7 1989 3–9 25.0% #404 1,588 0 0
23 1988 40–20 66.7% #17 1,887 0 8 1990 15–16 48.4% #59 1,697 0 0
24 1989 37–16 69.8% #19 1,877 0 9 1991 24–29 45.3% #48 1,713 0 0
25 1990 48–24 66.7% #8 1,814 0 11 1992 21–28 42.9% #98 1,636 0 0
26 1991 40–22 64.5% #14 1,849 0 14 1993 3–12 20.0% #209 1,517 0 0
27 1992 43–26 62.3% #21 1,795 0 15 1994 2–6 25.0% #266 1,534 0 0
28 1993 28–26 51.9% #41 1,688 0 15 1995 4–3 57.1% #191 1,588 0 0
29 1994 17–26 39.5% #74 1,630 0 15 1996 1–5 16.7% #109 1,545 0 0
30 1995 13–22 37.1% #108 1,588 0 15 1997 5–14 26.3% #279 1,514 0 0
31 1996 7–16 30.4% #173 1,505 0 15 — — — — — — —
32 1997 0–4 0.0% #1056 1,467 0 15 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Emilio Sanchez Thierry Champion
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 — — — — — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
19 1984 0 1 1 0.0% 9 8 17 52.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1986 1 3 4 25.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 1985 1 3 4 25.0% 15 11 26 57.7% — — — — — — — — 1987 — — — — 4 7 11 36.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 1986 4 4 8 50.0% 43 12 55 78.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 1988 0 2 2 0.0% 11 10 21 52.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 1987 8 9 17 47.1% 41 9 50 82.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 1989 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 1988 14 7 21 66.7% 25 10 35 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1990 2 4 6 33.3% 10 7 17 58.8% — — — — 3 5 8 37.5%
24 1989 16 6 22 72.7% 21 9 30 70.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1991 7 8 15 46.7% 8 13 21 38.1% 4 1 5 80.0% 5 7 12 41.7%
25 1990 15 4 19 78.9% 28 12 40 70.0% — — — — 5 8 13 38.5% 1992 9 9 18 50.0% 10 15 25 40.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 3 3 0.0%
26 1991 15 10 25 60.0% 23 8 31 74.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1993 1 5 6 16.7% 2 6 8 25.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
27 1992 19 7 26 73.1% 22 13 35 62.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1994 1 1 2 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
28 1993 5 9 14 35.7% 23 16 39 59.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1995 — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — —
29 1994 4 7 11 36.4% 13 18 31 41.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1996 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
30 1995 1 3 4 25.0% 12 18 30 40.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1997 1 6 7 14.3% 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
31 1996 2 4 6 33.3% 5 11 16 31.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1997 — — — — 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 104 74 178 58.4% 280 159 439 63.8% 4 8 12 33.3% 18 33 51 35.3% — 23 41 64 35.9% 58 84 142 40.8% 11 12 23 47.8% 10 25 35 28.6%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Emilio Sanchez Thierry Champion
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1488 99.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -1.00 — 0–2 — +0.06
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1516 104.8 — — — — — — +31 50.0% -0.14 0–1 2–2 (50%) — +0.13
19 1984 1546 126.4 — — — — — +91 — 48.1% -0.09 2–4 (33%) 4–5 (44%) — +1.49 1986 1525 119.3 — — — — +16 +6 -3 30.0% -1.23 2–4 (33%) 2–0 — -0.66
20 1985 1669 143.3 — — — — -164 +69 — 53.3% +0.61 5–5 (50%) 4–5 (44%) — +0.05 1987 1567 131.0 — — — — -18 -6 — 36.1% -0.94 0–3 (0%) 0–2 — +0.27
21 1986 1841 151.3 — — — — -231 +97 — 64.0% +0.89 16–10 (62%) 12–6 (67%) — -0.99 1988 1627 135.7 — — — — -109 +43 — 46.0% -0.32 3–3 (50%) 0–3 (0%) — -0.70
22 1987 1870 151.7 — — — — -232 +179 -269 64.9% +1.14 15–5 (75%) 12–12 (50%) — +0.87 1989 1589 129.3 — — — — -60 +56 — 34.3% -0.83 0–3 (0%) 0–3 (0%) — -1.30
23 1988 1888 152.5 — — — — -85 +107 — 62.4% +1.00 12–6 (67%) 8–12 (40%) — -0.75 1990 1697 138.4 — — — — -136 +115 — 47.0% -0.33 5–7 (42%) 4–6 (40%) — -1.66
24 1989 1877 153.9 — — — — -20 +114 — 66.9% +1.16 7–7 (50%) 8–7 (53%) — -1.74 1991 1713 140.5 -2.49 +0.43 0.920 48.4% -75 +23 -36 48.9% -0.09 11–14 (44%) 8–7 (53%) — -1.51
25 1990 1814 155.5 — — — — +57 +66 — 60.3% +0.79 18–8 (69%) 12–11 (52%) — +0.85 1992 1637 134.5 -2.42 +1.91 0.984 49.6% 0 -4 +61 46.6% -0.31 7–10 (41%) 10–7 (59%) — -1.79
26 1991 1850 150.0 — — — — -33 +123 — 62.3% +0.79 8–5 (62%) 14–12 (54%) — -0.75 1993 1518 98.4 -4.56 -1.02 0.794 45.5% +38 +53 — 30.0% -1.53 0–4 (0%) 1–2 (33%) — +1.18
27 1992 1796 147.4 — — — — +6 +100 — 58.7% +0.63 14–8 (64%) 19–19 (50%) — -0.45 1994 1534 119.7 -2.73 +0.05 0.822 45.3% +10 +37 — 35.0% -1.20 1–1 1–1 — -0.43
28 1993 1689 134.0 — — — — -26 +79 — 50.7% -0.16 11–12 (48%) 12–12 (50%) — +0.43 1995 1588 112.0 +0.87 +1.91 1.114 51.8% — +19 — 55.6% +0.78 3–1 (75%) — — +0.31
29 1994 1630 135.6 — — — — -26 +71 — 39.4% -0.54 4–8 (33%) 6–10 (38%) — -1.30 1996 1546 101.6 -1.43 -1.23 0.807 45.5% — +23 — 30.0% -2.10 1–1 2–1 (67%) — +0.03
30 1995 1588 125.5 — — — — -13 +45 — 39.8% -0.48 4–4 (50%) 6–13 (32%) — +0.36 1997 1515 113.8 -3.61 -1.25 0.834 46.6% -4 +59 — 39.6% -0.73 3–7 (30%) 3–5 (38%) — +0.32
31 1996 1506 114.4 — — — — +43 +56 — 31.4% -1.29 1–2 (33%) 3–3 (50%) — +0.87 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1997 1467 97.2 — — — — — +59 — 11.1% -3.22 0–1 — — -0.14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2038 151.2 — — — — -56 +97 -269 57.2% +0.54 117–85 (58%) 120–127 (49%) 97.8 -0.18 — 1758 136.8 -2.67 +0.49 0.912 48.1% -43 +35 +11 42.8% -0.53 36–59 (38%) 33–41 (45%) 95.0 -2.18

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.